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The Arkansas Legislature is continuing to stalemate over funding for a new state prison. Yesterday, members of the Senate voted down an appropriations bill for a new 3,000-bed prison for the fifth time in a meeting.

In this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report, host Roby Brock speaks with the executive director of the Arkansas Realtors Association, Andrea Alford, about her role with the organization, how the ARA functions to help the state's realtors and the landscape of Arkansas' housing market.

Advocates of boosting Arkansas’ film industry say offering incentives for filmmakers could begin to make the state a player in that field. On today's show, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams discusses a campaign to bring more movies to Arkansas. Plus, we will explore another entertainment industry gaining a foothold in northwest Arkansas: video game production. Also, learning more about KUAF's Listening Lab.

A bill to abolish the Arkansas State Library and the state library board has failed in the legislature. After roughly two hours of debate, members of the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee rejected Senate Bill 536.

Fair Street Village, the only mobile home park in Centerton, is currently listed for sale at $1,100,000.

For a while now, KUAF’s Listening Lab has been collecting the voices, stories and experiences of people who live here. Earlier this week, Emerson Alexander, the Listening Lab’s coordinator, and KUAF’s general manager, Clint Schaff, spoke about the Listening Lab and how the “One Day, One UofA” is fundraising for the Listening Lab.

Backers of a campaign called Film in Arkansas want the state to become more competitive in offering incentives to movie studios. This week, Jeff Nichols, a co-founder of the Arkansas Cinema Society and a director himself, returned to his home state to meet with legislators to explain how attracting movies can boost Arkansas’ economy.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Hucakbee is now officially the U.S. ambassador to Israel. The Senate confirmed the former governor, who was sworn into office yesterday afternoon in the Governor’s Conference Room in Little Rock.

On April 12, the football stadium at Springdale High School will serve as a movie set. The school district is calling for volunteers to be extras for filming at Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium at 7 p.m.

Local video game developers are ready for you to see their work. OZ Play, taking place on April 17, will let you spend two hours with new games and get previews of games in development. The free, family-friendly event will be at Likewise on College Avenue in downtown Fayetteville.